The Wistful Crossroads

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The cellar smelled of wet stone and old iron. You stood before the iron box, your hands trembling not from cold, but from the weight of what lay inside. The box was small, no larger than a bread loaf, bound in rusted wire. It sat on a crate of coal, waiting for you. Waiting for the end. Margaret came down the stairs. She held a candle. The flame wavered in the draft. Her face was pale, her eyes...

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